Dear colleagues, those among you on the US East Coast/in the DC area may be interested in this event. Please find the program below. Details and registrations are available here: http://internetphonebook.eventbrite.com/ Hope to see some of you there! Kind regards, Francesca ------ Reinventing the *Internet*’s Phone Book? *Institutions, Industry, Infrastructure* *Sponsored by*: Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, E. A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University Yahoo! Fund on Communication Technology, International Values, and the Global Internet *Co-sponsored by:* School of International Service, American University Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet) Friday, April 19th, 2013 Executive Conference Room (ECR), 7th Floor, Intercultural Center (ICC) Georgetown University Main Campus 37th and O Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C. The “invisible” infrastructures of the Internet’s lower layers – addresses, protocols, domain names – are increasingly used to serve political objectives different from the purpose they were initially designed for. Are we currently experiencing a “turn to infrastructure” for Internet governance? This conference explores the political, social and technical implications of this recent tendency, by focusing on a particularly controversial aspect of Internet infrastructure: the Domain Name System, the Internet’s “phone book.” 9:30-9:35am: *Welcome* *Jim Seevers*, Interim Director, Institute for the Study of Diplomacy 9:35-10am: Introduction. *Internet governance by infrastructure: the case of the Domain Name System * *Francesca Musiani*, Yahoo! Fellow, Institute for the Study of Diplomacy 10am-12pm: Panel 1. *Enforcement, security, and mobilizations: the DNS today * *Moderator*: *Derrick Cogburn*, Associate Professor, School of International Service, American University * * *Panelists*: *Steve Crocker*, CEO, Shinkuro, Inc. & Chair, ICANN Board *Matthew Schruers*, CCIA & Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University *Scott McCormick*, Consultant, McCormick ICT International *Luke Pelican*, Consultant, Ammori Group ** *12:00pm-1pm:** **Lunch * 1pm-3pm: Panel 2. *New actors in Internet governance: privatization, infrastructure, alternatives * *Moderator: **Nanette Levinson*, Associate Professor, School of International Service, American University *Panelists*: *Fiona Alexander*, Associate Administrator, Office of International Affairs, National Telecommunications and Information Administration *Matthew Hindman*, Associate Professor, George Washington University *Francesca Musiani*, Yahoo! Fellow, Institute for the Study of Diplomacy *Shane Tews*, Chief Policy Officer, 463 Communications 3pm-3:30pm: Final Keynote. *The “Turn to Infrastructure” and the future of IG* *Laura DeNardis*, Associate Professor, School of Communication, American University 3:30pm-3:40pm: *Concluding Remarks* *Jim Seevers*, Interim Director and *Francesca Musiani*, Yahoo! Fellow, Institute for the Study of Diplomacy